Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals

Michael McGreevy used a lucky 13 to snap an unlucky 7. McGreevy, who turned 26 on Wednesday, pitched 6 1/3 innings to lead the Cardinals to a 5-1 win over the Brewers, snapping a four-game losing streak and a seven-game skid against their NL Central rival. Cardinals starters have now won 13 straight games when taking the mound on their birthdays, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The streak dates back to Sept. 25, 2008, when Joel Piñeiro defeated the D-backs, 12-3, on his 30th birthday. McGreevy had never pitched on his birthday. “I was a little worried because I remember I'd played a couple games in high school on my birthday, and I think I went 0-for when I was still playing shortstop,” McGreevy said. “I'm like, ‘This could either go really good or really bad.’” McGreevy allowed just one run on five hits. He struck out six and walked one. McGreevy settled in after pitching out of a bases-loaded jam in the first, retiring 15 straight Brewers from the second into the seventh inning. “Made pitches and then was able to settle in and did a really nice job in the way he used the sinker, that was a good pitch for him,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “The cutter was good. He threw some much better sweepers too, so that was fun to see. But the overall mix was really good. Gave us exactly what we needed today. I mean, everybody has a pretty good idea as to what our ‘pen is, and giving them a break was important.” His outing wasn’t without some adventure. Cooper Pratt’s liner, which left his bat at 103 mph, according to Statcast, hit McGreevy in the chest in the fifth. McGreevy recovered to throw out Pratt at first and gave a rock and roll gesture with his hands as the training staff came out to check on him. “I think I shook Pedro \[Pagés\